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The nutrient preferences of rice and wheat influence fluoranthene uptake

Authors :
Yuanzhou Xu
Zhuoliang Xiao
Xinyue Zhang
Chenyu Zhao
Yunyun Li
Ting Che
Yajuan Li
Xiayun Zang
Shuyi Jiang
Huixin Li
Li Xu
Feng Hu
Source :
Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 10 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2022.

Abstract

Applications of the key plant nutrient nitrogen (N) increase the uptake and accumulation of pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, it is unclear how a plant’s preference for a particular form of N in the soil affects the uptake and accumulation of PAHs. In this study, we investigated the physiological mechanisms involved in fluoranthene uptake by rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and examined how these mechanisms were affected by different forms of N treatment under an equivalent N supply. Both N form and plant species affected plant fluoranthene uptake. Rice accumulated more fluoranthene than wheat under an equivalent N supply, while the transfer coefficient of fluoranthene in wheat was higher than that in rice. Fluoranthene accumulation in rice and wheat was positively correlated with plant root morphology parameters, and the transfer coefficient was positively correlated with transpiration. Of the treatments examined, ammonium (NH4+-N)-treated rice and nitrate (NO3−-N)-treated wheat accumulated the most fluoranthene at equivalent N supply. Fluoranthene accumulation was positively correlated with plant growth, total nitrogen N content, total protein content, and antioxidant enzyme activities. Based on a partial least squares path model (PLS-PM) analysis, total plant N was the main factor influencing fluoranthene uptake by rice and wheat treated with different forms of N. Overall, ammonium-preferring rice and nitrate-preferring wheat had the highest nutrient content in their preferred N forms, which also promoted fluoranthene uptake. Therefore, regulating the form of N applied to the soil could be a suitable strategy to improve the safety of agricultural products.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2296665X
Volume :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2610b843e1b44f2e916f0ca208362f14
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.987743